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Three weeks and more than 70 witnesses later, pretrial hearing for Drew Peterson comes to close
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DON BABWIN
Associated Press Writer
February 19, 2010
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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A hearing for Drew Peterson ended Friday night with the same question it began with a month ago: Is there enough evidence to convince a judge that the former police officer may have killed his third and fourth wives to keep them from testifying before a jury?
February 19, 2010
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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A hearing for Drew Peterson ended Friday night with the same question it began with a month ago: Is there enough evidence to convince a judge that the former police officer may have killed his third and fourth wives to keep them from testifying before a jury?
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In dramatic closing statements after the last of more than 70 witnesses testified, prosecutors portrayed Peterson as a cold-blooded killer who took the lives of Kathleen Savio in 2004 and Stacy Peterson three years later to keep them from getting his money."They are killed so they can't take the witness stand in a divorce proceeding," said Will County Assistant State's Attorney John Connor.
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But defense attorneys said the case against Peterson is built on lies...
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...Friday's closing statements marked the first time prosecution said outright they believe he killed Stacy Peterson...
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"Mr. Peterson's wives are two-for-two in predicting their own murders," he said.
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White did not say when he would rule on the hearsay, but he did say he would order the ruling sealed until a jury is selected. He explained that he didn't want his decision to influence potential jurors.
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Brodsky originally declared they had 30 defense witnesses, waiting in the wings to testify on Drew's behalf. They ended up calling three.
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